Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce awards banquet 2024

March 12, 2024 at 2:03 p.m.

Megan Wendel speaks Sunday during the Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce awards banquet at Fort Recovery Elementary Middle School. Wendel was named as the 2023 Citizen of the Year for her active community presence both as a leader of various organizations and in her volunteer efforts. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)

Speaker Ed Hosbach grins while cracking a joke at the Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce awards banquet Sunday. Hosbach, a 2023 Hall of Fame inductee, introduced honorees throughout the event. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)

Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce member Ted Romer

Fort Recovery High School senior Allison Knapke

Pictured is Hall of Fame inductee JoAnne Glentzer. She has become the “go-to person” for Fort Recovery Merchants Association’s Christmas Open House and Halloween parade, according to a press release from Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce. Glentzer is also treasurer of Fort Recovery Friends of the Opera House and Fort Recovery Merchants Association and co-treasurer of Fort Recovery Community Foundation, and she hosts various meetings at her business, The Tin Cupboard. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)

Fort Recovery tax administrator Angie McAbee introduces her father, Chuck Meinerding, during the Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce awards banquet Sunday. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)

Pictured is Hall of Fame inductee Chuck Meinerding, a more than 40-year Fort Recovery business owner. He was selected for his “countless hours of his time and knowledge to the community,” according to a press release from the chamber. He helped with the Fort Recovery Monument and Veterans Memorial project, repaired vandalize cemeteries in Ohio and Indiana — that includes Pioneer Cemetery — and was a part of Fort Recovery Library Board, St. Marys Cemetery Board and Fort Recovery American Legion. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)

Lisa Overman introduces her friend, Citizen of the Year honoree Megan Wendel, at the Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce banquet Sunday. (The Commercial Review/Bailey Cline)

Fort Recovery Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards banquet Sunday. Honorees for their efforts last year were as follows: Megan Wendel as Citizen of the Year, JoAnne Glentzer and Chuck Meinerding as Hall of Fame inductees, JR Manufacturing as Business of the Year and Fort Recovery Athletic Booster Club with the Outstanding Community Service Award. Beautification awards included Jack and Edna Heitkamp for Most Improved Dwelling, Chris and Heidi Duhamel for Most Improved Property and Mike and Jill Walter for Most Improved Landscaping. Allison Knapke also received the chamber’s annual scholarship.